MITOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MITOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MITOSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MITOSIS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MITOSIS
Front hooks — 1
amitosisBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MITOSIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MITOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does MITOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The ordinary kind of cell division in which one nucleus splits into two nuclei with identical sets of chromosomes.
Biology classes treat mitosis as the way body tissue grows and repairs itself. It is usually contrasted with the special division that produces reproductive cells.
How MITOSIS is used
The word mitosis is used in biology and medicine when describing how cells copy themselves.
- During mitosis the chromosomes line up before the cell pinches in two.
- Cancer is often described as mitosis that has lost its normal controls.
- The students watched mitosis under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MITOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MITOSIS
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Common questions about MITOSIS
- Is MITOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MITOSIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MITOSIS worth?
- MITOSIS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MITOSIS mean?
- The ordinary kind of cell division in which one nucleus splits into two nuclei with identical sets of chromosomes.
- What letters can be added to MITOSIS?
- MITOSIS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MITOSIS:
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